Chevrolet Concludes Sponsorship Of ‘Wendy Williams Show’

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Amid controversial remarks made by Wendy Williams of ‘The Wendy Williams Show’, Chevrolet opted to not renew its sponsorship of the show.

According to Automotive News, Williams has been criticized for making controversial remarks over historically black colleges and the NAACP. The comments were in response to actor Jesse Williams’ speech at the BET awards, in which he criticized police officers.

“[His] speech was very poignant. On the other hand, I would be really offended if there was a school that was known as a historically white college,” Wendy Williams said, according to reports. “We have historically black colleges. What if there was the National Organization for White People, only? There’s the NAACP.”

Chevrolet did not state the comments were the motivator to not renew its sponsorship of the “Hot Seat” segment of the show, but a Chevy spokesperson did state, “The brand is continuously evaluating its media and sponsorship opportunities and we make periodic adjustments to ensure alignment with our overall marketing and communications goals.”

The Chevrolet sponsorship was to expire at the end of July, but according to the report, Chevy opted out of the last two segments.

Mike, There is no double standard! History tells us that Black Colleges were established due to “mainstream” schools not accepting African Americans.
History tells us that NAACP was former for voting rights/civil rights.
All pre-1968 American universites are historically white and we never needed a NAAWP because whites have been the majority non Jim Crowed population.
Anyone who thinks like you needs a history lesson as well as a primer on empathy.

Yes, because nevermind the democratic party never elected a black senator until 1993, republicans did in 1870. Nevermind the first black Representative for the dem party wasn’t elected until 1935, whereas again 1870 for the republicans. Nevermind that the democrat party opposed the 1964 civil rights act. But let’s not let facts get in the way of you being a dumbass. By the way mate, KKK, started by the democrat party.

I wanna tell you a story. A black guy, a woman and two Hispanics run for president, who are they? Why they are the 2016 republican party candidates. They receive, collectively, 60% of the vote in the Iowa primary? Must’ve been a small field, oh wait that’s with 13 other opponents? You must be the type that thinks republicans are just old white guys, tell me again who’s younger, Marco Rubio (Hispanic, Republican, also a sitting Senator) or Bernie Sanders (white guy, democrat aligned socialist, sitting senator from whitest state in the union)? Tell me again the median age of sitting senators, oh it’s 55 for the republicans and 61 for the democrats? But that doesn’t fit your rhetoric.

You talk about people sticking their head in the sand, your head appears to be up your ass.

Let’s not forget that the current presumptive Democratic nominee for President… Double Standard Clinton has praised and considered a mentor to her, former Democratic Senator Robert KKK Byrd from West Virginia. One of the Senators with in our time that was a card carrying KKK member, recruiter and chapter leader. He never renounced his membership to the KKK. He only stopped paying his dues after he was elected to office! This is who your Democratic Party Presidential nominee idolizes in a speech she made while she was on the Senate floor!

Let’s also not forget her praise of Margaret Sanger, who was a promoter of eugenics, you know that whole thing about killing undesirables, to her that was black people. Which is why she gave that speech to the women’s chapter of the KKK and which she wrote about in her book saying, “Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women’s branch of the Ku Klux Klan at Silver Lake, New Jersey”.

Couldn’t imagine any modern liberal standing by if anyone that wasn’t a registered democrat gave a speech with more than 2 Klansmen present and not calling for the speakers death, but would then share HuffPo and BuzzFeed articles on social media and lecture everyone about stopping “senseless violence”.

Let’s ALSO not forget that all these examples of racism have nothing to do with the topic. OH YEAH, REMEMBER THAT? Williams asked what if there was an all white organization. The answer STILL is the Republican party, which by some measurements is under %6 black and others is at %1.

But please. Keep pointing out moments of racism in all parties instead of admitting that most of it is currently coming from one party. And it’s current racist nominee.

Both parties have changed, transformed and reoriented themselves over the last 100 years, and especially after WW2 through the Civil Rights Act.
Since Reagan, Republican candidates have relied on a State’s Rights/southern strategy. Everyone knows that State’s Rights is code for discrimination so African American voters and other minorities (gays, Asians, Jews) have moved left to the Democratic Party.

The funny thing is that we’re taking the position Chevrolet took. That the position Williams fronted is ignorant. And yet the fans of GM aren’t taking GM’s lead. Which is weird considering how many black people buy GM cars.

States rights isn’t about slavery anymore. States rights is about its tax laws, how it wants to handle healthcare, voting laws, what it takes to get a driver’s license. What happens in California shouldn’t effect Florida. The federal government oversight will never end to allow states to subvert a group. If you think that’s what states rights are about, you live in a sick fantasy.

GM has a somewhat recent history of aligning with talk shows as a promotional device: Ellen DeGeneres, Wendy Williams, Oprah’s Pontiac Giveaway (yes, they were 6000s that were recalled, and no, they didn’t factor-in the gift tax recipients had to pay upon receiving them.)

It never really works – it’s under the guise of “appealing to the female audience” in an “alternative” way (cable talk shows?) – but more likely effective for a mid-level marketing client who wants to go shoe-shopping on Rodeo Drive, rub elbows with celebrities, dine well and and get FF miles. And pass themselves off as the gate-keeper of woman-dom. Wasted money and effort: Pontiac’s gone, GMC does not equal Ellen, and Wendy sponsorship is a mess.

The truth is this the parties in general are catering to the groups they want to vote for them.

The Democrats are now mostly catering to all the minority fringe groups and promising them everything from special rights to all sorts of free stuff.

The Republicans address mostly the people who are tired of paying for the free stuff and special rights.

The race card has been played out pretty much and it is time to start getting this whole deal right.

Free stuff and pumping money into projects do not fix the issues at hand. On all sides there will always be racism as there are just some minds you can not change. White, Blacks, Asian, and others all have seen it from one another and while we have made great progress it is something that will never be 100% but it is something that needs to be continued to be worked on all the time.

Number one everyone needs to stop being so sensitive. Focus on the real issues and stop worrying about the petty issues.

All communities need to start focusing on the family. So many single parent homes and the lack of responsible parents has damaged our culture. This is white, black and other.

We also need to teach personal responsibility. Take charge of your actions. If you act like a Gangster expect to be profiles. If you dress up like a total Red Neck expect to be profiled. A little assimilation to society can go a long way. People should not judge you on your looks but they do. You can not do anything about their end but you can do something on yours. If you don’t want to fit in then accept the results.

Also most whites are not racist and not all blacks are criminals. The sooner people learn other wise the better.

Also there is a need to focus on equal rights. Stop the special rights. No free passes for anyone.

Also teach cops as a whole are not evil. there is evil in every group but not all.

The sooner we fix the family the less trouble you will have with gangs and violence. People in general need to get their Shit together in this world. Much of where you are at and what you become is in your hands. Yes some people get the easy pass but most don’t

I had to work my way through collage. I got all my jobs from hard work and many times because of hard work for a customer that offered me a job.

The simple fact of today is if you show up every day, if you can pass a drug test and you don’t steal most companies will love you and pay you well. Getting arrested with a record, Not showing up and using drugs will get you no where.

Time to cut all the BS with left and right and just do what is right.

Life is not always fair but often it is what you make of it. I have had some things that put me at a major disadvantage but I worked through it. I had no rich father and no special interest group promoting me and I made it. I did have a family that supported me and taught me right from wrong and to be responsible for my actions.

If some of you accept this fine if not then that is your choice but don’t complain if you create your own issues.

Morals, Ethics, Integrity and Responsibility go a long way.

You will never agree with everything everyone believes but at least respect it. You do not have to cave in but at least listen.

Regardless of race, religion and political affiliation these key points are where most lives are won and lost. You may not like the truth but it is what it is.

While there is always an element of luck you will find most lucky people make their own opportunity and that is why they are appear to be lucky. Generally Luck and their place in society has little to do with their success in life. Your actions and behavior are what open doors for most people.

The only reason the Democrats have the folks they do is because they are serving up hand outs in the name of equality while they make all those who take dependent on the government.

To me that is basically enslaving a large segment of our public to our government whole wiping out our treasury at the same time.

The wisdom is to make people independent and stronger on their own accord.

The system now often makes it better to not find work and live off the government vs. subsidizing people for getting a job and helping them make ends meet. Most can make more just sitting on their ass. This sends a poor signal to the generations to come

While Japan and Asia have their own issues they do hold a strong unity for family, They hold a strong work ethic and they hold strong reverence to being responsible to their families and others.. Even a speeding ticket is felt with great shame by most.

You see how many Koreans and People from Cambodia and Vietnam have come here with no hand outs and got their educations and built business on their own. Many are very well off today and their kids are the ones with the highest scores. Many came from the same schools the others claim failed them.

Time to stop playing the race card and making excuses by playing the victim.

The Democratic Party is no longer the party of FDR. They have taken it from helping people to supporting and enslaving people to them. What better way to keep power over someones vote than by making them dependent on you.

Social programs are like a drug. A little bit can help cure many ills but too much can kill the patient.

Are the Republicans perfect. Hell No! They have their own issues and can not even get along with themselves much of the time. They can take a slam dunk election and give it away. But they are at least not enslaving the people to them that is one thing they have right.

As for special interest they both are guilty as hell. The Democrats are the party of the rich and most of their followers are too ignorant to know it. Wall St wants Hillary in because more regulation help the large firms and crushes the smaller investment firms. She declares herself the friend of the people while she is taking the Wall St money and helping them gain more power at the larger firms.

So Pool Man if you can not come up with anything in this debate more than what you have you really have shown the cards you have to play here. I hate to tell you you either are dishonest of foolish when it comes to politics. Time to stop drinking the Kool Aide.